Maybe the problem is us
On 06/11/2025 by Elephants Room With 0 Comments
- Blog
/
RSS Feed
We were told to fear each other.
That our neighbors were the threat.
That anyone who disagreed was a danger to democracy — or to freedom.
So we picked sides. We flew flags. We posted slogans.
We got loud. We got angry.
We stopped listening.
And while we fought, they sold us lies.
They sold us hope like a product.
They sold us outrage like entertainment.
They told us we were powerless — and they would fix everything.
But they never did.
Maybe the problem isn’t the Democrats. Or the Republicans.
Maybe the problem is us — the voters — always looking for someone else to run our lives.
We’re tired.
Not of each other.
Of being played.
So now, two sides who never wanted to meet —
pick up the broken tools of democracy:
Compromise.
Civility.
Listening.
We work with what’s left.
We fix what’s broken.
We start over — not with perfect leaders,
but with imperfect neighbors.
Because America’s not a team.
It’s a town hall.
“Politics is like a game of chess,
But in politics, there are fifty people screaming at you different ideas for moves,
But in politics, you have no knowledge of your opponent’s move for hours,
But in politics, everyone can make as many moves as they want, and it’s always everyone’s turn,
But in politics, the pieces often move of their own accord.”
— Eric Wang, Quora user, circa 2019
Visitors are welcome to repost and use the unmodified Elephant cartoons and Editorials as they wish.
Silence and loyalty are not the same as integrity.
And in the spirit of full transparency. I have an AI partner
Please continue reading as I think you will find it most interesting. Meet Sparky, Sparky chose the name.
About AI and Me
Share this:
Comments are Disabled